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Seven years. That’s how long I’ve had a Twitter account. Admittedly, when I first signed up I had no idea what I’d use this micro-blogging site for besides aimless musings about ideas I thought were funny. A few years later I found it a useful way to make bus rides seem shorter by reading jokes →

Best friends are loyal. They make you happy no matter what mood you’re in, and are grateful for everything you do no matter how small. Best friends can help you through stressful times at home or even at work. Best friends might also have fur, four legs, a tail and a habit of panting with →

A really special moment happened on Sunday morning. My husband was away for work, I had rushed my son (and reluctant daughter) to an 8.15am junior football match and it happened to be Mother’s Day. The boys played quite a rough team and had been going down like flies with injuries throughout the morning, including →

A wise, rather scantily clad woman once said: “You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be somebody who hates peaches.” While I’m sure Dita Von Teese was referring to her female counterparts, I think this quote can be applied to business, too. No matter how good your →

Remember how scary the internet seemed 20 years ago? This ad beautifully represents how we’ll reflect on online learning in 20 years or so. At the moment it’s a little bit daunting, it’s so different to how we were educated and we sneer and think there’s no way it’ll catch on. But those doubts will →

A sustainable business is one that invests in skills training for its staff. That looks great on paper, but it doesn’t mean much if the skills taught during the training sessions lay dormant in the back of your employees’ minds. Let’s rewind for a moment. A few months back I decided to do something about →

Business share a lot of things these days: a healthy rivalry, customers and if you’re a hip Melbourne small business – a shop location! At first, this might sound counter-productive: two different businesses operating in the same locale. Allow me to explain… Two businesses – one shop: it’s an idea so crazy there’s no way →

Sometimes when I’m lazing in front of the telly, I find myself oddly drawn to the strangest of ads… ads that have absolutely nothing to do with the product, but linger long after a supermarket promotes their latest specials or some chap explains how his painkillers actually target pain. This begs the question: “how relevant →